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! Built By / Subsequent Owners !! CC !! Location !! | ! Built By / Subsequent Owners !! CC !! Location !! Online !! Closed !! Notes | ||
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| '''Americ Disc Inc.''' | |||
| align="center" | US | |||
| Miami, FL | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
| Bought by MPO International | |||
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| '''AmericanHelix''' / Kao Infosystems <small>(1993)</small> / Dering Corp. | | '''AmericanHelix''' / Kao Infosystems <small>(1993)</small> / Dering Corp. | ||
| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania (AmericanHelix)|Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] | | [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania (AmericanHelix)|Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870699|1987}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|still open}} | ||
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| '''ASR Recording Services''' | |||
| align="center" | US | |||
| Canoga Park, CA | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd (1990s?)''|color=gray}} | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
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| '''AstralTech''' | |||
| align="center" | US | |||
| Boca Raton, FL | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd (1990s?)''|color=gray}} | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Jacksonville, Illinois | | Jacksonville, Illinois | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19861299|Q4 1986}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Pitman, New Jersey | | Pitman, New Jersey | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19880699|ca. 1988}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| Converted LP plant. | | Converted LP plant. | ||
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| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| Shizuoka? | | Shizuoka? | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19820999|Q3 1982}} | ||
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| align="center" | CA | | align="center" | CA | ||
| [[Scarborough, Ontario (Cinram)|Scarborough, Ontario]] | | [[Scarborough, Ontario (Cinram)|Scarborough, Ontario]] | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19860699|Q2 1986}} | ||
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| '''[[Cinram]]''' | | '''[[Cinram]]''' | ||
| align="center" | CA | | align="center" | CA | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870399|Q1? 1987}} | ||
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| '''CTA Co. Ltd.''' | | '''CTA Co. Ltd.''' | ||
| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''Daio Kosan Co. Ltd.''' | | '''Daio Kosan Co. Ltd.''' | ||
| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Madison, Georgia | | Madison, Georgia | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870399|Q1? 1987}} | ||
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| align="center" | AT | | align="center" | AT | ||
| Salzburg | | Salzburg | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870699|ca. 1987}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| [[Terre Haute, Indiana (DADC)|Terre Haute, Indiana]] | | [[Terre Haute, Indiana (DADC)|Terre Haute, Indiana]] | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19840921|21 Sep 1984}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|still open}} | ||
| 12 presses a/o late 1986 | | 12 presses a/o late 1986 | ||
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| '''Disc Mfg., Inc.''' | | '''Disc Mfg., Inc.''' | ||
| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| ? | | {{ctr|?}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Dublin, Ohio | | Dublin, Ohio | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19861299|Q4 1986}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19880699|1988}} | ||
| CD-ROM only 1989+ | | CD-ROM only 1989+ | ||
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| align="center" | UK | | align="center" | UK | ||
| Horsham, West Sussex | | Horsham, West Sussex | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19860701|1 Jul 1986}} | ||
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| align="center" | CA | | align="center" | CA | ||
| Drummondville, Quebec | | Drummondville, Quebec | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870699|ca. 1987}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| Acquired by MPO International | |||
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| '''DOCDisc''' | | '''DOCDisc''' | ||
| align="center" | NL | | align="center" | NL | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19861299|Q4? 1986}} | ||
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| align="center" | UK | | align="center" | UK | ||
| [[Swindon, Wiltshire (EMI)|Swindon, Wiltshire]] | | [[Swindon, Wiltshire (EMI)|Swindon, Wiltshire]] | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19860515|15 May 1986}} | ||
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| align="center" | NO | | align="center" | NO | ||
| Telemark | | Telemark | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870699|ca. 1987}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''Hauppage''' | | '''Hauppage''' | ||
| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''ICM''' | | '''ICM''' | ||
| align="center" | SZ | | align="center" | SZ | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19851099|Oct 1985}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''JVC''' | | '''JVC (Victor Corporation of Japan)''' | ||
| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19841299|By late 1984}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870399|Q1 1987}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Fremont, California | | Fremont, California | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19940401|1 Apr 1994}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''Koch Digitaldisc''' | | '''Koch Digitaldisc''' | ||
| align="center" | AT | | align="center" | AT | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19860399|Q1? 1986}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Anaheim, California | | Anaheim, California | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19831199|Nov 1983}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| Also produced LaserDiscs | | Also produced LaserDiscs | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Huntsville, Alabama | | Huntsville, Alabama | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19861199|Nov 1986}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''Matsushita-Technics''' | | '''Matsushita-Technics''' | ||
| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19841299|By late 1984}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| align="center" | UK | | align="center" | UK | ||
| Battersea | | Battersea | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19920699|Summer 1992}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| | | Used equipment from Nimbus | ||
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| '''[[Memory-Tech Corporation]]''' | | '''[[Memory-Tech Corporation]]''' | ||
| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19860999|Sep 1986}} | ||
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| Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium | | Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Plano, Texas | | Plano, Texas | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870699|Q2? 1987}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''MPO | | '''MPO''' / Mayking | ||
| align="center" | FR | | align="center" | FR | ||
| Averton, Mayenne | | Averton, Mayenne | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19841299|Dec 1984}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''MPO Iberica''' | |||
| align="center" | ES | |||
| Madrid | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
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| '''MPO Siam''' | |||
| align="center" | TH | |||
| Bangkok | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
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| align="center" | UK | | align="center" | UK | ||
| Wyastone Leys, Wales | | Wyastone Leys, Wales | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19840899|Aug 1984}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| align="center" | UK | | align="center" | UK | ||
| Cwmbran, Wales | | Cwmbran, Wales | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19860999|Sep 1986}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Greene County, Virginia | | Greene County, Virginia | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870699|Q2? 1987}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''Nippon Columbia (Denon)''' | | '''Nippon Columbia (Denon)''' | ||
| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19831299|ca. 1983}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''[[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]]''' / [[PolyGram Music Distribution Co|PMDC]] / [[Universal Manufacturing and Logistics|Universal M&L]] / [[Entertainment Distribution Company|EDC]] | | '''[[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]]''' / [[PolyGram Music Distribution Co|PMDC]] / [[Universal Manufacturing and Logistics|Universal M&L]] / [[Entertainment Distribution Company|EDC]] | ||
| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| [[Kings Mountain, North Carolina (PDO)|King's Mountain, North Carolina]] | | [[Kings Mountain, North Carolina (PDO)|King's Mountain, North Carolina]] | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19861299|Q4'86/Q1'87}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| align="center" | UK | | align="center" | UK | ||
| [[Blackburn, England (PDO)|Blackburn, England]] | | [[Blackburn, England (PDO)|Blackburn, England]] | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|20091231|31 Dec 2009}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Concordville, Pennsylvania | | Concordville, Pennsylvania | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19930799|Jul 1993}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19960999|Q3 1996}} | ||
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| align="center" | DE | | align="center" | DE | ||
| Hanover, Niedersachsen | | Hanover, Niedersachsen | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19820817|17 Aug 1982}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| align="center" | CA | | align="center" | CA | ||
| Mississauga, Ontario | | Mississauga, Ontario | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19860699|Q2 1986}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| '''Record Service GmbH''' / TELDEC(?) / WEA Manufacturing | |||
| align="center" | DE | |||
| Alsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |||
| {{sortdate|19870699|ca. 1987}} | |||
| {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | |||
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| '''Sanyo''' | | '''Sanyo''' | ||
| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19841299|Late 1984}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Richmond, Indiana | | Richmond, Indiana | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19870699|ca. Q2 1987}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Kennebunk, Maine | | Kennebunk, Maine | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19860699|ca. 1986}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Sanford, Maine | | Sanford, Maine | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19861299|ca. 1986}} | ||
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| align="center" | DE | | align="center" | DE | ||
| Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen | | Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19851299|Q4'85/Q1'86}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Weaverville, North Carolina | | Weaverville, North Carolina | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19910699|1991}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| Troy, Michigan | | Troy, Michigan | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19960812|12 Aug 1996}} | ||
| Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs | | Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs | ||
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| '''Toshiba-EMI''' / Toemi Media Solutions | | '''Toshiba-EMI''' / Toemi Media Solutions | ||
| align="center" | JP | | align="center" | JP | ||
| [[Gotemba, Shizuoka (Toshiba-EMI)|Gotemba, Shizuoka]] | | [[Gotemba, Shizuoka (Toshiba-EMI)|Gotemba, Shizuoka]] | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19841299|By late 1984}} | ||
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| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| The Bronx, New York | | The Bronx, New York | ||
| Never | | {{ctr|Never?}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann | | Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann | ||
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| align="center" | UK | | align="center" | UK | ||
| London | | London | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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| {{ | |||
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| '''WEA''' / Specialty Records Corp. | | '''WEA Manufacturing''' / Specialty Records Corp. / Cinram | ||
| align="center" | US | | align="center" | US | ||
| [[Olyphant, Pennsylvania (WEA)|Olyphant, Pennsylvania]] | | [[Olyphant, Pennsylvania (WEA)|Olyphant, Pennsylvania]] | ||
| {{ | | {{sortdate|19861299|Q4 1986}} | ||
| | | {{ctr|''tbd''|color=gray}} | ||
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|} | |} | ||
[[Category: Pressing plant]] | [[Category: Pressing plant]] |
Revision as of 12:45, 8 August 2010
Built By / Subsequent Owners | CC | Location | Online | Closed | Notes |
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Americ Disc Inc. | US | Miami, FL | tbd | tbd | Bought by MPO International |
AmericanHelix / Kao Infosystems (1993) / Dering Corp. | US | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1987 | still open | |
ASR Recording Services | US | Canoga Park, CA | tbd (1990s?) | tbd | |
AstralTech | US | Boca Raton, FL | tbd (1990s?) | tbd | |
Capitol-EMI | US | Jacksonville, Illinois | Q4 1986 | tbd | |
CBS / Sony Disc Manufacturing | US | Pitman, New Jersey | ca. 1988 | tbd | Converted LP plant. |
CBS/Sony / DADC | JP | Shizuoka? | Q3 1982 | tbd | |
Cinram | CA | Scarborough, Ontario | Q2 1986 | tbd | |
Cinram | CA | tbd | Q1? 1987 | tbd | |
CTA Co. Ltd. | JP | tbd | tbd | tbd | |
Daio Kosan Co. Ltd. | JP | tbd | tbd | tbd | |
Denon America | US | Madison, Georgia | Q1? 1987 | tbd | |
Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) | AT | Salzburg | ca. 1987 | tbd | |
Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) | US | Terre Haute, Indiana | 21 Sep 1984 | still open | 12 presses a/o late 1986 |
Disc Mfg., Inc. | US | ? | tbd | tbd | |
Discovery Systems (bankrupt) / Metatek (1989) | US | Dublin, Ohio | Q4 1986 | 1988 | CD-ROM only 1989+ |
Disctek / Disctronics (mid-1987) | UK | Horsham, West Sussex | 1 Jul 1986 | tbd | |
Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc) | CA | Drummondville, Quebec | ca. 1987 | tbd | Acquired by MPO International |
DOCDisc | NL | tbd | Q4? 1986 | tbd | |
EMI | UK | Swindon, Wiltshire | 15 May 1986 | tbd | |
EVGA | NO | Telemark | ca. 1987 | tbd | |
Hauppage | US | tbd | tbd | tbd | |
ICM | SZ | tbd | Oct 1985 | tbd | |
JVC (Victor Corporation of Japan) | JP | tbd | By late 1984 | tbd | |
JVC | US | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Q1 1987 | tbd | |
Kao Infosystems | US | Fremont, California | 1 Apr 1994 | tbd | |
Koch Digitaldisc | AT | tbd | Q1? 1986 | tbd | |
LaserVideo, Inc. | US | Anaheim, California | Nov 1983 | tbd | Also produced LaserDiscs |
LaserVideo, Inc. | US | Huntsville, Alabama | Nov 1986 | tbd | |
Matsushita-Technics | JP | tbd | By late 1984 | tbd | |
Mayking | UK | Battersea | Summer 1992 | tbd | Used equipment from Nimbus |
Memory-Tech Corporation | JP | tbd | Sep 1986 | tbd | Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium |
Memory-Tech Inc. / Disctronics / U-TECH Dallas | US | Plano, Texas | Q2? 1987 | tbd | |
MPO / Mayking | FR | Averton, Mayenne | Dec 1984 | tbd | |
MPO Iberica | ES | Madrid | tbd | tbd | |
MPO Siam | TH | Bangkok | tbd | tbd | |
Nimbus | UK | Wyastone Leys, Wales | Aug 1984 | tbd | |
Nimbus | UK | Cwmbran, Wales | Sep 1986 | tbd | |
Nimbus | US | Greene County, Virginia | Q2? 1987 | tbd | |
Nippon Columbia (Denon) | JP | tbd | ca. 1983 | tbd | |
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC | US | King's Mountain, North Carolina | Q4'86/Q1'87 | tbd | |
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC | UK | Blackburn, England | tbd | 31 Dec 2009 | |
Pilz GmbH. | US | Concordville, Pennsylvania | Jul 1993 | Q3 1996 | |
PolyGram / PDO / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC | DE | Hanover, Niedersachsen | 17 Aug 1982 | tbd | |
Praxis Technologies | CA | Mississauga, Ontario | Q2 1986 | tbd | |
Record Service GmbH / TELDEC(?) / WEA Manufacturing | DE | Alsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen | ca. 1987 | tbd | |
Sanyo | JP | tbd | Late 1984 | tbd | |
Sanyo | US | Richmond, Indiana | ca. Q2 1987 | tbd | |
SHAPE Optimedia | US | Kennebunk, Maine | ca. 1986 | tbd | |
SHAPE Optimedia / DOCData / U.S. Optical Disc | US | Sanford, Maine | ca. 1986 | tbd | |
Sonopress | DE | Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen | Q4'85/Q1'86 | tbd | |
Sonopress | US | Weaverville, North Carolina | 1991 | tbd | |
Technidisc | US | Troy, Michigan | tbd | 12 Aug 1996 | Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs |
Toshiba-EMI / Toemi Media Solutions | JP | Gotemba, Shizuoka | By late 1984 | tbd | |
U.S. Digital Disc Corp. | US | The Bronx, New York | Never? | tbd | Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann |
Virgin Megastore | UK | London | tbd | tbd | |
WEA Manufacturing / Specialty Records Corp. / Cinram | US | Olyphant, Pennsylvania | Q4 1986 | tbd |